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Mr. Hayes was born on April IL. 1872 at South Ber-
wick. Me. He was a son of the late Judge William A.
Hayes, noted agrieulturist and lawyer of his day
He a brother Of the Hon. Francis b. Hayes OF
Boston, ana General Joseph Hayes the commander OF
the 18th Massachusetts Infantry. who was severely
wounded at The battle of the Wilderness. The family
Scotch its first representative in America being
John Hayes, who settled at Dover, ~ H., in 1850. MI
Hayes graduated Dartmouth College. and studied
law at Harvard under Judge Story, who In ISL APP
pointed him Clerk of the United States Courts In New
Hampshire which position he held until 1916 Early in
life he developed interest In scientific subjects and in
1913 he read before the Association OF Biologists and
Sainralst- a paper on glaciers which Darwin and Lycll
rrgnNied the important contribution mp 70 mat
time toward the history OF glacial phenomena III relation
TO geology. His researches took practical and useful
turn which led to the development OF Names mining
interests and he became, while still quite young, part
owner ana superintendent OF the Katahdin Iron Works
In 1915 he became member of the Boston Society OF
Naiur. History. Later he identified with other
scientific bodies the United States and Europe ana
enjoyed the friendship of Jackson sillman, NeWiial
Lycll. Audubon, and many other men OF science In
politics Mr. Hayes always took active and intelligent
interest He was one the closest friends of the late
Senator John p Hale, and when the latter left the Demo
cratic party the slavery extension issue Mr. Hayes
drew up the call for the first convention OF independent
Democrats was thus of the first to lead the way
went'to Washington in 1913, where he soon took
prominent place in his profession, and from 1901 10 1891
he was the agent of Canada in securing reciprocity
treaty He organized and secretary OF the Mexico
aIj Rio Grande Railroad and IN 1894 obtained iIo the
Mexican Government u charter for the construction oi
road Mexico President Lincoln made him Actlng
Commissioner of the Patent Office, position Wllch ne
filed credit Since hc has been secretary ~ the
National Association OF Wool Manufactures The work
done 10y him secretary OF this organization Is eInboed
IN the legislation of the country and finds it, results in
tie present development of the wool ana Wooieh Ill
distiics.
Mir. Hayes was Editor of The United Suites I"dhsfim
Hsecioy and OF lie BUleip of the National Association
of Wool Manufacturers ami the principal Contributor 10
IT, colunns His writings, mostly on legal pOucd OF
scientific subjects. over sixty in number ana com,
Prise such titles The Iron Mines OF Nova SCOTIA
.aclsons NindcaOn the DiScoyercr OF Anastht L
ics" The Hudson Lay QUESTION" The PrOtecuNs
Question Abroad and at Home" and Large number or
articles and volumes wool growing ana WOOL manu-,
facturing In June. les2. President Arthar appointed
Inn member OF the Tariff Commission, a. The repre-
sentative OF New England and it, industrial interests
and lee made most valuable contributions 10 the results
of that body. laors He received the honorary degree
OF LII. from Dartmouth College in 1876.